Comments on: Bye bye Jock http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:22:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Tim http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7953 Tim Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:48:14 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7953 Does anyone think that Terry Ryan would have interest. He built Minnesota into a annual contender with less money. He has the ability to make great trades and build a farm system that at a few points during his tenure was one of the tops in baseball. I think he would fit perfectly into our build for the future strategy, without totally sacraficing the present. Does anyone think that Terry Ryan would have interest. He built Minnesota into a annual contender with less money. He has the ability to make great trades and build a farm system that at a few points during his tenure was one of the tops in baseball. I think he would fit perfectly into our build for the future strategy, without totally sacraficing the present.

]]> By: duckymedwick7 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7946 duckymedwick7 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:07:41 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7946 i'd like to see someone young and fresh get the job. we don't need a guy that has bombed out elsewhere. hell we had one of the best gm's in baseball for the last 13 years. a change was made, so let's bring in someone young, fresh, and ready to take on the world. like bjm said, this is one of the 3 or 4 best jobs in baseball, we should have no trouble finding a perfect fit. i’d like to see someone young and fresh get the job. we don’t need a guy that has bombed out elsewhere. hell we had one of the best gm’s in baseball for the last 13 years. a change was made, so let’s bring in someone young, fresh, and ready to take on the world.

like bjm said, this is one of the 3 or 4 best jobs in baseball, we should have no trouble finding a perfect fit.

]]> By: BigJawnMize http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7945 BigJawnMize Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:57:32 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7945 From a pure player development point of view Arbuckle wouldn't be bad. He was largely responsible for Atlanta's sucess in developing players. From a pure player development point of view Arbuckle wouldn’t be bad. He was largely responsible for Atlanta’s sucess in developing players.

]]> By: Lou Schuler http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7944 Lou Schuler Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:03:24 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7944 Wouldn't we all like to take a look at DeWitt's inbox? I have to think he's getting a lot of "why don't we get together and chat?" emails right now. Wouldn’t we all like to take a look at DeWitt’s inbox? I have to think he’s getting a lot of “why don’t we get together and chat?” emails right now.

]]> By: BigJawnMize http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7943 BigJawnMize Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:24:13 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7943 So who are we going to get. This is a more interesting conversation than any talk we have had about free agents in the last few years. My thinking is that the Cardinal's GM job is probably the best two or three in the game. We could get anyone we want. I am wondering if there are any established GM's that we would want and would be interested? So who are we going to get. This is a more interesting conversation than any talk we have had about free agents in the last few years. My thinking is that the Cardinal’s GM job is probably the best two or three in the game. We could get anyone we want. I am wondering if there are any established GM’s that we would want and would be interested?

]]> By: Hugo http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7938 Hugo Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:28:49 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7938 From what I understand of this Walt had the philosophy that his job as GM was to run the major league club and not to really care about the minors. DeWitt felt like you need to focus on both and not spread out the responsibility too much. If that is true, since it is only one side I don't know how true it is, but if it is true then this is a good move since we are going to be moving younger and we can't sell off the young talent for a win now anymore. Moz though looks like the guy that bridged both camps throughout this season, he signed Franklin and Ludwick and I think I also saw that he signed Springer. If he can work with Lunhow on running the minors and with the Manager (Tony, Jose, whoever) and try to have the best organization possible then I think he might be the man for the job, I don't want a pure minor league guy or as Walt was (assuming again here) a pure major league guy. From what I understand of this Walt had the philosophy that his job as GM was to run the major league club and not to really care about the minors. DeWitt felt like you need to focus on both and not spread out the responsibility too much. If that is true, since it is only one side I don’t know how true it is, but if it is true then this is a good move since we are going to be moving younger and we can’t sell off the young talent for a win now anymore. Moz though looks like the guy that bridged both camps throughout this season, he signed Franklin and Ludwick and I think I also saw that he signed Springer. If he can work with Lunhow on running the minors and with the Manager (Tony, Jose, whoever) and try to have the best organization possible then I think he might be the man for the job, I don’t want a pure minor league guy or as Walt was (assuming again here) a pure major league guy.

]]> By: whiteyball http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7935 whiteyball Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:50:01 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7935 I really like Logan White of the Dodgers as well. www.whiteyball.com I really like Logan White of the Dodgers as well.

http://www.whiteyball.com

]]> By: UofIx3 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7925 UofIx3 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:52:07 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/03/my-off-the-cuff-reaction-to-jocketty-firing/#comment-7925 Any chance at Paul DePodesta? I know he's a West Coast guy, but I'd love for him to go to the Cards. Any chance at Paul DePodesta? I know he’s a West Coast guy, but I’d love for him to go to the Cards.

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